Scottie Scheffler shot 4-under-par 66 and pulled away to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship and extend his lead in the FedEx Cup playoffs Sunday in Memphis, Tenn.
Scheffler is the World No. 1 golfer, but this marked his first victory since January, so it was his second triumph of 2026.
He finished at 17-under 263 for an eight-stroke advantage on runner-up Si Woo Kim of South Korea at TPC Southwind, where the opening event of three tournaments in the FedEx Cup playoffs took place.
It was the tournament’s second-largest margin of victory in the last 30 years.
None of the other contenders made much of a push Sunday, while by midway through the round Scheffler’s lead expanded from two strokes to five shots.
Scheffler, who secured his 21st all-time victory on the tour, poured it on with birdies on Nos. 11, 13 and 16.
Sam Burns (73) and Sweden’s Alex Noren (69) tied for third at 8 under, while Wyndham Clark (68) and South Korea’s Sungjae Im (74) shared fifth place at 7 under.
The best round of the day was turned in by England’s Justin Rose, the defending champion, with 64. But he was so far back that it only pushed him to even-par 280 for the tournament and into a tie for 39th place.
The next stop in the playoffs is this coming week’s BMW Championship, which was won by Scheffler last year.
Rookie Jackson Koivun didn’t do enough to advance with his 70 on Sunday leaving him at 3 under and tied for 24th place in the tournament.
